SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment

The SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment provides guidance to qualified practitioners in developing, selecting, and using fire risk assessment methodologies for the design, construction, and operation of buildings, facilities, or processes. It also addresses fire risk acceptability, the role of fire risk assessment and fire risk management in the fire safety design process, and associated communication/ monitoring of fire risk.

The guide Includes a new flow chart that outlines the risk assessment process. It also includes new information related to:

• Risk Perception
• F-N curves
• Risk communication
• Residual risk management
• Risk monitoring
• Sensitivity analysis

The guide also provides clear guidance on conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis. It also uses examples that reinforce topics discussed.

• Provides an introduction for the fire safety community: fire protection engineers, designers,and code authorities;
• Considers the requirements documented in standards governing the development and maintenance of a fire risk assessment;
• Organizes in one source advances reported in research publications, not necessarily written for and available to most.